How much does it cost too run ur tank?

[rookie07]

LED's and Fans!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JarviZ]

Soo I'd love to hear from the guys with 200/300/400/500 gal tanks but everyone feel free too post!

Not asking bout coral etc... just want too know the essentials upkeep costs!

Salt
Dosing
Electric
Food
H2o
Lmk if I'm missing something

I estimate that my tank costs about 70$ a month electric (I use LEDs ). $840yr

4 buckets IO salt a year $160
Water Included in my maintenance 0
Kalk $30
Caribsea media $50
Carbon $50
Phosban $100
Mysis/coral food $80

$1310 per year rough estimate worth every penny btw only 75 gal

Reason for question is when I buy a house my dream is too have a 3-400 display tank just wanna see if it's even feasible

How is your water 0? If you have your own ro/di system I'm sure the amount that you use still adds up to something.. unless you don't do water changes.

tap water?

 

[JarviZ]

I don't mean to hijack, but I have a biocube 14 and your question made me want to figure out my expenses...

per month:
5gal water (store bought RO/DI) - 4
I/O salt - 4?
food - 2
purigen & CPE - 5
ecoxotic LEDs - ? should be almost neglible right?
Powerheads/heater -??
no fan

I don't dose... I can't believe purigen and CPE cost me the most :irked:

 

[strgazr27]

You know the old saying...."if you have to ask how much, it's probably too much"

 

[jay1513]

I use this website to calculate my electric bill

Example:
Device Name: Return Pump
Wattage of Device: 25
Kilowatt Hour Cost: $.17 pWh ($.12 per kWH + $.05 delivery).
Hours of use per day: 24

Cost Per Hour: $0.004250 Cost Per Day: $0.102000 Cost Per Week: $0.714 Cost Per Month: $2.86 Cost Per Year: $37.13

 

[AnthonyAce]

Wow Jay that is a great site. I think I may actually dump my 400 watt MH & go LED, apparently its costing me $600/year!

 

[CHEMCHEF]

50 Gallon Cube
ESV Salt $12.00
Water $45.72- Distilled For top off and changes.
GFO $2.16
Carbon $2.00
Food. Maybe $5.00
Kalk $4.00
Electricity. Well its free so:tongue1: .However I do run LED's to keep it that way.
GT 71.88

 

[Imbarrie]

Get rid of the MHs
Run the chiller unit outside

You are paying for that heat 4 times.
To run the lights
To chill the water
To chill the apartment

 

[JarviZ]

50 Gallon Cube
ESV Salt $12.00
Water $45.72- Distilled For top off and changes.
GFO $2.16
Carbon $2.00
Food. Maybe $5.00
Kalk $4.00
Electricity. Well its free so:tongue1: .However I do run LED's to keep it that way.
GT 71.88

Electricity would probably be your one biggest cost factor espeically if you have high wattage chillers/heaters/lighting.

how is your electricity free? do you live at home and parents are paying? or rent a room where it's covered?

After reading this forum I would raise room rent on anybody that owned a salt tank lol.